Why would it be hush-hush? Google engineers are generally smart people. They understand decisions that align with the company's bottom line. The engineers can e

Why would it be hush-hush? Google engineers are generally smart people. They understand decisions that align with the company's bottom line. The engineers can easily tie their performance and promotion evaluation to a revenue metric by interfering with ad-blocking. There is plenty of incentive on the individual level to interfere with ad-blocking without needing shadowy decisions from the top.